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"The Cask of Amontillado" Illustrated Voc. for Advanced Students Page 2-3
This is pages 2-3 of the illustrated vocabulary for "The Cask of Amontillado."
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 10


 
Rules for Using Dashes
Dashes are more complicated than you may think, so I have tried to demystify them. There are two types that I explain, and I refer to hyphens as well. It ends with an exercise.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 10


 
Thanksgiving Poem and Trivia
This has a short poem that I illustrated and created 6 questions about it. There are also 5 trivia questions about Thanksgiving and turkeys in general. An answer key is included.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 3


 
What is a Shakespearean Sonnet?
The Shakespearean sonnet is explained in detail which includes iambic pentameter and the rhyme scheme. "Sonnet 78" is featured and is summarized.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: others
Downloads: 20


 
Second Part of the Pre-reading Information for The Call of the Wild
This is the second part of pre-reading for The Call of the Wild unit. There is a short biography of London, information on the genres, topics,list of character, and different settings the novel employs. There is a small map and a picture of what Buck could look like. There are questions and a KWL chart to complete. The Klondike Gold Rush will be ad...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 10


 
The War of the Worlds Chapters 4-7 Voc. Words and Sentences
This ws contains a list of the vocabulary words and an exercise of fill-in-the-blank sentences to go with them. The book I used is the Dover Publishing one.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 3


 
"The Cask of Amontillado" Illustrated Voc. for Advanced Students Page 1
This is Page 1 of a list of an illustrated vocabulary word list for "The Cask of Amontillado."
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: others
Downloads: 14


 
Speaking Activity: What Did Your Parents Teach You?
This is a speaking and thinking activity for small groups. The students read the sayings/lessons that all parents teach, and then they rank them in the order that they would put them. Each group shares the first three and the last three on their list. (There is one sort of strange saying from my own mother. I wrote an explanation for it.) I hope yo...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 10


 
Essay Notes for Comparing/Contrasting The War of the Worlds Novel and Movie
My students had too much trouble trying to understand all the differences and similarities between the book and the movie, so I put together a handout of notes. I also added some different types of graphic organizers. Carla Horne
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 6


 
Jack London and the Naturalism Genre
This is an introduction to naturalism, Jack London�s writing style, and his book THE CALL OF THE WILD. Allegories are defined, and there is a cloze activity to go with the reading. Plus, I have a word bank.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 9

 


"Eldorado" by Edgar Allan Poe Lesson
This is another poem by Edgar Allan Poe, "Eldorado." It is a short poem, and I begin this lesson with some vocabulary words and note. I then have the poem and one illustration. The choose-the-correct-answer sentences are easy, and so is the wordsearch. I end with one final illustration. I hope that ...

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100


"A Dinosaur for Christmas" by Kenn Nesbitt
This is a cute poem that I illustrated, but not as much as I wanted to because the site had problems. I added a few questions. (12-17-09 I just added more pictures because the site finally started working correctly.) Sorry.

Level: elementary
Age: 8-12